University of South Carolina Libraries
THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY .... BV THE.... UNION TIMES COMPANY second floor times building bell phone no. 1. L. G. YOUNG, - - Manager Registered sil llit* Postottico in Union S. 0. as second class mail matter. Sl'HSCKIPTION KATKS One year .... $1.00 Six months - .50 Three months ... .25 A nVKKTISK.MKNTS : One square, lirst insertion - $1.00 Every subsequent insertion - .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. Locals inserted at 8 1-3 cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be re turned. inniiinries aim mimics 01 respect will bo charged for at half rates. UNION, S. C., MARCH 17, 190A. According to the returns as tabulated by the Comptroller General Union County has only029 dogs. We venture the assertion that the city of Union has more than half that number. This being a new law and the first time dogs had to be returned at AO cents each, doubtless many owners of dogs forgot to include their dogs in their return. A gentleman in our oftiec. said if the authorities would pay him AO cents a piece, he could find more, than l?2b dogs in Union County. To make, the Southern Cotton Growers Association a full and complete success, depends upon the farmers. Sjx?t cotton went up to Scents in New York this week, that means 7 1-2 cents here. We read in the Greenville and Sjxirtanhurg papers that a number of fanners in each of these places sold their cotton on this rise in the price, that tlw?u<k ...i, . i.i i i 4 i 41... 'VIIO >| f|? j r MM n? Plod*. -r fon' u, r?' llll.lrr - OurMr*a* ^ ? -r,ceS ir^ they win to further the plans of the association. You are now more nearly organized and a unit in feeling and desire than ever before ami if you break away now you can never get together again, which will mean disaster by placing yourselves in the hands of the sj>ceulators to stay. WAITING AND WORKING. The old adage, "All things com to those who wait," does not tnea a passive waiting for things to eon to you. If we only wait witho work, we would be like the fellc who was waiting for something ,.,,i i,)- turning turn up, something. It is a plain prop tion, that he who patiently w results, that is the results of labor, is the only successful n and the man whose efforts are i frequently crowned with sue and success always succeeds, the man or woman who waits does not ltecome discouraged 1 lay or failure to realize the ft! of efforts, intentions and ami and does not abandon in <! the work undertaken, will ; win and reap the harvest of and persistent waiting and w< It is the man or woman who onward, upward, reaches tl and enjoys full fruition, age of strentiousiiess none ca o wait without work, f< who do, are left far l>ehin<i inossl>acks, and lik?* the on ing steel when thrown out weather becomes rusted tin lien to rust, until the; worthless. "Ktcrnal vigi price of liberty;" activity and working the reward o effort. Therefore the ad leading to many who r? the abstract and are eont and not work. It is w pitiently, but unwise t not work while you wai absolute folly to assum sole yourself with the 1 all things will come to only wait and m>t work SPIRITUALISM In its Various Phases Define and History of its Ages and Stages Told. Spirituality. Webster defines the divine part of the soul. Spiri ualist, in all ages appears to ho the power too saered to he revealc Spiritualism has assumed, or o tained quite a variety of namesdr ing past ages, Call it by any nan we will; it is the same pow still. According to history, spiritut ism was first used by the heath priests, under the name of Fas* nation, (meaning an unseen or i explicable influence), they used generally as a charm against pa and disease. These heathen priei claimed to be special favorites the gods themselves, proving th( assertions in the most satisfaeto manner by the cure of discat Some of them possessed this pow in so extraordinary a degree, ai had their fame so widely extend as to be deified; having idol stf ucs shaped in their likeness which divine honors were pai Next as fascinators were the priei of Kgvpt who took the greatest pc sible advantage of the secret, a made the knowledge, of it the last a holiest of their ancient magic rit< In the initiation of candidates j lients tlocked to these, Kgyptisi from all parts of the world. T mode of proceeding was to previoi ly prepare their patients by fasti and prayer. They were then left wait for sleep and prophetic; visim being wrapped in furs and skins, record of each ease telling the nai of the person, the disease and t remedy was engraved on stone a left in or op the temple; and tin inscriptions were for a long wh the only record of practical me ieine. Many of these ongrax remedies have been translated ii the ICnglish language. After the Christian era, or duri the middle ages, it seems a stran fact that the knowledge or praet of fascination should have been fc gotten or passed out of use, exec by a comparatively few individua The King of France, from t time of Clovis was the royal fas nator or his day. One of the; o eers of Clovis was :itTectc;d wi scrofula; the king felt much ct eern for him as the resources medicine had been tried in va He dreamed one lii^it that if ^?-*?*""* ?"~fcck ^ WOl IVI/ lmnnr^a?c *""11 the 11101 lie imports of sugar at thbat time t intie to he almost uniwiieedfntilrl ll !<Tll<^Vr-r? ^ _ !*<""? W;'1V >? ?/ <?' 'It ?TOk// mg and did so; trom ty(j |J power remained in his'family. I 15 Mi multitudes arc mentioned i flocking from Spain and other par of the world to France that th< might profit by the rniraculc |M?wer: So wonderful were thecu' and so many that it was suppo: t<? he a divine power bestowed the k'uig as a method to deliver infirm, and at the same time to crease the dignity of the crowj France. o The jsiwer, however, it se only remained with them w n virtuous. le History records the facts ut I'hilip the First, who possessei gift when he ascended the thro ,w 10<i0, lost it by indulgence, in p, and it scenm that he is not tlu one who lost the power by il UP duct. It is certainly one ,?si- most remarkable facts the lits rnora^ f(,clings exercise an e: dinary influence in fascii bis Mesmer, who first wrote nan subject, and from whom m ism takes its name, appears ,,orc most noted spiritualist of 1 cess, His power and success in fas< . . astonished himself and v greatest wonder in Kurope and many years. He finally su (1,.. ?d the enmity of all his op estahlislii d a seliool of pup illness iv .,i| of whom became c< >itions "lid retired with a large for result of his benevolent e ii I'^.iiniiius, Hippocrates, ?v . |? l'>r?\ it last I'rvthagoras, Apollonics, patient are others who ranked li ?kinjr. not undeservedly so in ei ,. and disease. It is reco pr? s>?j^rythngoras could j give i le goal any p.,in or disease hy j In tliis hands over the l>ody. n alTord When Naanian came t >r those 'M' hwdcd. it was evident , expectation of visiting a , M tornt (>rfuj fa^o.inator than anj <-e shin- nation, Klislia to rendei into the of his error sent a rr and eon- him. v become Read the Stop-Of tli . curt' and its effect on Jenee he j?jngjj 2nd lx>ok and \ waiting The scriptures funds' f organized ovidence to prove the age is mis- power of spiritualism garrl it in "ni1, ll"'-v . and its dark and d ent to uait wj1jc}1 ttn should fear, ise to wait Swedenborg a Scan o wait and Swedish philosopher; t. So it is the greatest as well c and con- loar"cd foicn,i lL ,i * mystics. Jle liecami thought that year < you if you 174s. The ascendai JUual oVcr the ORtcri V urally in hint. Unlike the magnetic Seers, who are in a state of d internal, hut not at the same time of external consciousness. Swcdcnlx>rg was in Ixitli at once. His superior power and supernatural elai m rest on the fact of his seeing and as holding communion with both d" worlds at the same time: the openly ing of a spiritual sight which left him still in the enjoyment ?of his natural sjght. Ir* A number of well attested eases llc of Swe<lcnlx>rg's supernatural spirer itual sight are recorded. He said that many persons in the spiritual state believed that they were still in l\n their natural bodies and could not be convinced that their spirits had n- cver l^.ft or thrown off the earthly d body, the same evidence of the *n spiritual state conies from persons who have lain for several days in a Vf trance. Spiritualism and its power is not ry by any means con lined to the in" 50 telligent and educated, there is evior denee to show that the most start" 1U' ling revelations have come from (>(1 the most ignorant and uiipretending individual; proving that the information from the spiritual world <' was of, or through a pure spiritual its night only. ,s" In all ages there appears one obnd joetion to fascination, that is, its 1,11 practice a> regards clairvoyance for i's. purposes of divination; in other re" )u" spects it was extensively known and Jns practiced as a curative agent. In advancing these facts I have lls" merely reviewed the substance of a US few conclusions, being much impressed with the subject of spiritualisni, and seeing the many refA erences in the Scriptures, has influnc enced me to examine it closely, and lc the result has been,- not only an ?d entire conviction of its truth hut an esc equal conviction that the truth may he made so plain as to appeal to the common sense of all. ;ed That the material world is condo tained in the spiritual, admits of direct proof, and a little reflection n8 will convince us at once of the fact. \?{' You know we are told that the an'ee that encamp round about them ,r" that fear the Ta>rd, always behold 'Pf the face of our Father which is in heaven. "For he shall give his angels c|* charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways," "To 1x5 spiritually dh minded is life and peace"?Those ,n~ who are not living the divine, life which is made so very plain in the 'n- scriptures; especially if their names l,c are on church Ixnjks or they attend dd church may learn their true condi fefa. ibfi8"* Xii ?ixtli chapter of 2nd Kings is suf* a ficient to prove that the spiritual s <T world is around and near us. When t lUS Elisha's servant perceived his mas- t ros ter's house surrounded hy the war- i riors of the King of Syria, who ev < f,n idently came with a hostile intent, VK! he. was extremely, frightened and u" cried, "Alas my master! how 1 shall we do?" And Elisha answered and said, "Fear not, for' ems they that he with us are more than rhile they that be with them." But as this did not quiet him, Elisha prayt,ult ed, and said, "1/jrd, I pray thee, I open his eyes, that he may see," nc in ^nd the Lord opened the eyes of vice: f]10 y0ung man, and he saw: and only behold the mountains was full o 1 eon- horses and chariots of tire roun< of the about Elisha. It appears very plni t the t]mt the spiritual eyes of the youn ctraor- nian were opened as he was alrend lation. hi possession of his natural sigh on the \yc are eommanded to pray wit lesmcr" out ceasing; it appears a duty as the beep the mind in view of the spi lis day. world. "Watch and pray, a ination again, 1 say unto you, watch ras the. "Sanctify the Ix>rd (Jod in y( during hearts: and lie ready always tog mount- an answer to every man that ask ponents, vou ;l reason of the hope that if ils near- vou with meekness and fear." 'lehrated May all who read this aspir tunc the hie. holy spiritual life, xcrtions. ' Ei.i/a A. (Jaunei Gassncr, ?m m m Tyannese jac|^ The Parmer Pra igh, and (^Qyntry Schools Xf Xt "roes Hearty Support ? r<wni>eration of Parent; relief from i >assing the. I Jonesville, March 13, ll)Of o Klisha to my last letter I tried to urj, ly with the people to take an interest i more pow- public schools, which I ain in r of his own they will. I think our him aware schools arc among the vev; lessengcr to If our law makers would s J little from our state eollcf e wonderful add to our common public Naaman, in it would do us a great de< oth chapter, 'good. The great majorit h plenty of will never see inside of a reality and and therefore will never d< in its pure benefit from them. The h th and prayer, never fails to appropriat angerous side colleges by the thousan even created a tax on gua idinavian, and indirect way, and cause us ; is considered farmers to pay it, when w as the most able to help out our own fic of all the schools much. 3 clairvoyant in When we apply to t >f his age. in for our children we are icy of the spir- they liave no room. I 1 tai occurred uat-' wiuU u. neighbor's dau TODAY! i are out, gfi , Summer 11 ?|1 road, and H Pa :ked ready jj|| jjjj :st Hurry Boy 1 >e pleased if the new ifnYV^ || Oxfords 1 1 would be !?? r|: wearing'. 5J sj areeable. H m Goods Co., I EBZ?E?E?a SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEj gb^a^S^CO.'S SHOES BEST MADE. | gj ful Minds """ ? j Do Masterful Work. | ?r^i! I L acknowledge I i/r"r our pr'cle m " \w\X them for 0 they are | tl iiic mcisfcr- | > j $4.00 shoes iLL LEATH ERS f >n Shoe Co., j hoe Merchants. 1 :-s Union, S. C. i GGSuGSBEOSSr ^ ?KS3R S31R3CiRSpM83ifcSEBCSpSICSb iji I NOW--" ^ ^r'n^'S'n ||j winter is pac || to start, I v\8 ^?u ^ jj We would 1 / fHa show y?u m Shoes and || that you 1 ||i || pleased by I jH Prices A 1| R. P. HARRY, faWLLH" through iho graded ncliool UU IV .. tudics, and slii^ihadirhTr*^.'?^^^-?. f> ion to Winthrop and was told fjjBr hero was no room. Now, that was w my friend and ncighlior, a worthy, ($3 deserving family too, payors of [Vf r% ^m%Jonesvillo, and I think if "Jack" 8 1 had been boss that child would j have found room in that highly y| praised institution. Make room, j gentlemen, make room, for I have got five I want to go through the H hi whole concern, and they must go, Yj if I have to go and see the governor y and got him to send the military ^ over there, for you know we have Y t a military company right in Jones- y , ville, and I stand in with tin* cap f tain, too. X 1 But I have got to grumbling. I X n reckon we all have our blue times X g as well as the bright. When I get W iy to thinking about how to improve ; t. our schools I can't help from feel- X h- ing bad, that I didn't improve my J to chance as I should have done. | / rit When we arc young we can't see ij, \ $ nd as well as we can when we get old. Y ?- ~j . _ { !" liCt us older people do all in our T I rnr power to help the young lief ore it t| /fife ive is too late. / "3 cth I went to Joncsville yesterday ? / 3 in and got some seed potatoes, which X jQ\A/f] I find is very scarce and my "good vP / c to wife" declared she was going to gg I have a pic, and you know I oh- //)ffP it. jeeted, hut she niado tho pio all the X r"vU| same, and I ate all the same and X j liS S did wish T had some more, but T I -- 1 didn't let her know it. Juok-Jjms T keeping I an<n~ , j never made a buww? ... _ potatoes; would be glad if Home one feN \ would suggest a good plan. Mrs. A ($[}{? Jack said I did not take time and X ^ >.?In paines enough. I was always taken J \ je the away with cotton too much to T F n our lx)thcr with potatoes, so I gave her -S i hopes the job last fall, and now they are 1 * county all gone, gone, gone, and now she A s / best. suggests that we get a good old X ihare a colored man near us to put them X {cs and up next time we have any to put1 T schools, up. * \1 more Mrs. Jack has her garden enlarged ? ?A y of us and now she wants her yard pailcd A college, in and wants the pailings cut with 03 ? rive any a head like a diamond. She is now} fyj gislature planting shrubliery of several varic-. T I is to the ties, and you know the fence will m d d. They go up. She says nice yards add w ^ ,no in an beauty to a country home. 4 i poor boy Now it is time to go to work, I ? c are not will have to stop, Let us all go to J J cj common the cotton meeting next Thursday '! o and put our shoulder to the wheel **? he colleges and help carry on the good work, told that Wo will surely win if we will only aavo in my try, and try right. E3S ? ightcr that Jack The Farmer.